WHAT'S NEW 45
Posted SUNDAY 29th NOVEMBER 09

ALL PRICES ARE IN $US.DOLLARS PLUS FREIGHT



All the Minerals on this page were acquired from an old New Zealand collection it
was put together by a mineral dealer 20 years ago



Code WN45-1 FLUORITE & GALENA , $435-00 US.
From Heights mine, Westgate, Weardale,County Durham, England.
Size Very Large Cab, 21.5 x24 x 6.5cm, Weight 4481 grams.


This is the largest British Fluorite plate I have ever had for sale.
There are seven Octahedral Galena crystals the largest is 21x15mm the plate is covered with Fluorite's
The Fluorite's are a light gray/green colour to clear.
The largest Fluorite is 2.5x2.2cm unfortunately the largest crystal has a ding as shown in
the last two pictures (and this would be a $1000 specimen )
Under a uv light the whole plate is a ice blue colour









Code WN45-2 CALCITE, $98-00 US.
From Moel Ton mawr, maesteg, South wales.
Size Large Cabinet, 8 x 18 x 12cm, Weight 1672 grams.

Nice rhombic crystals with I think Hematite inclusion in the surface crystals.
The largest crystal is 11cm long a very nice formation.







Code WN45-3 SMITHSONITE , $68-00 US.
From Kamareza mine, Laurian, Greece.
Size Cabinet, 6.1 x 7.2 x 4.7cm, Weight 89 grams.

Looks better in person the Smithsonite is more a blue/gray colour and is very lustrous
a nice piece.









Code WN45-4 FLUORITE and GALENA, $65-00 US.
From Greenlaws, Weardale, County Durham, England.
Size Thumbnail, 2.8 x 2 x1.8cm, Weight 937 grams.

There are five large Galena crystals the largest is 30mm across
The Fluorite's are from a light gray to a water clear and some have a druz of bright white Quartz
on them, All the Fluorite's fluoresce a ice blue.







Code WN45-5 CALCITE, $65-00 US.
From Moel Ton mawr, maesteg, South wales.
Size Large Cabinet, 6.3 x 13 x 10.3cm, Weight 721 grams.

The crystals are more clear to red colour than the pictures in the pictures they look orange,
The larger crystals are 14mm,
They also look better in person nice clean sharp crystals.







Code N45-6 GALENA and CALCITE, $90-00 US.
From Heights mine, Stanhope, County Durham, England.
Size Cabinet, 6.9 x 7.5 x 3cm, Weight 263 grams.

There are eight Octahedral Galena crystals set in small Calcite crystals.






Code WN45-7 FLUORITE $98-00 US.
From Heights mine, Westgate, Weardale, County Durham, England.
Size Large Cabinet, 9.1 x 10.3 x 5cm, Weight 746 grams.

Light yellow to blue crystals there is some bruising and a cleavage on one crystal
but the rest are ok. The largest crystal is 33mm across, Great for the price.







Code WN45-8 GALENA on BARITE , $85-00 US.
From White smith mine, Strontian, Argyle, Scotland.
Size Cabinet, 5 x 6.3 x 4.2cm, Weight 177 grams.

Two etched cubic Galena crystals sitting on Barite a very aesthetic piece
The larger Galena is 30x35mm





Code WN45-9 FLUORITE on SIDERITE, $48-00US
From Heights mine, Westgate, Weardale, County Durham, England.
Size Miniature, 4.9 x 5.8 x 1.8cm, Weight 53 grams.

Bountiful Fluorite's to 4mm the pictures don't do them justice they look great
sitting on roms of gray silvery Siderite.







Code WN45-10 OCTAHEDRAL GALENA and BARITE, $95-00 US.
From White smith mine, Strontian, Argyle, Scotland.
Size Miniature, 4.5 x 4.3 x 2cm, Weight 68 grams.

Nice octahedral crystals the larger crystal is 20mm
What a great piece.








Code WN45-11 FLUORITE on HEMATITE , $60-00 US.
From Heights mine, Westgate, Weardale, County Durham, England.
Size Miniature, 2.2 x 4 x 1.7cm, Weight 15 grams.

Nice cubes with good luster the larger Fluorite is 8x5mm








Code WN45-12 ARSENOPYRITE with APATITE , $120-00 US.
From Panasquiera, Portugal.
Size Cabinet, 2.5 x 8.3 x 4.8cm, Weight grams.

Nice silvery Arsenopyrite with yellowy gray Apatites they compliment each other
Looks great. The Apatites are to 7mm.
There are some small Mica crystals on the Apatite.








Code WN45-13 FISH TAIL SELENITE with FLUORITE, $260-00US
From Oxford, England.
Size Large Cabinet, 15 x 8.9 x 2.1cm, Weight 570 grams.

The first picture is not back lit it is reflection from the Selenite
What a specimen what a combination Selinite with Fluorite.
The Fluorite visible on the front is 12x15mm there is a small Fluorite on the back at 3mm









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